{"podcast":{"title":"Book Riot - The Podcast","slug":"book-riot-the-podcast-414025","podcast_index_feed_id":414025,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RNMG7301081241","website_url":"https://bookriot.com/listen/shows/thepodcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6e8723ca-845e-11ec-9bc2-6be201dc8809/image/image.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Riot New Media Group, Inc","episode_count":899,"summary":"News in the world of books and reading, including hot industry releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more with Book Riot’s Jeff O’Neal and Rebecca Schinsky. Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America and home to a host of media, from podcasts to newsletters to original content, all designed around diverse readers and across all genres.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-riot-the-podcast-414025"},"episode":{"title":"UPDATED The Audiobook Wars Rage On, Big ACOTAR Announcement, and More","slug":"updated-the-audiobook-wars-rage-on-big-acotar-announcement-and-more","published_at":"2026-03-09T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-riot-the-podcast-414025/updated-the-audiobook-wars-rage-on-big-acotar-announcement-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-riot-the-podcast-414025","url":"https://bookriot.com/listen/the-audiobook-wars-rage-on-big-acotar-announcement-and-more/","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3548354585.mp3?updated=1773074273","summary":"Jeff and Rebecca talk about the big ACOTAR update, Audible dropping the price on its standard product, market trends, recent reading, and much more. Follow the podcast via ⁠RSS⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, and ⁠Spotify⁠. Join ⁠The Book Riot Podcast Patreon⁠ for bonus content and ad-free listening. Subscribe to ⁠The Book Riot Newsletter⁠ for regular updates to get the most out of your reading life. The Book Riot Podcast is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. Discussed in this episode: ⁠Shout-out to this Aeon piece about how we’re thinking about the decline of literacy wrong⁠ ⁠Sarah J. Maas announces next 2 ACOTAR books⁠ ⁠Market trends from Circana’s report to booksellers⁠ ⁠Audible has launched a Standard Membership Plan for $8.99/month⁠ ⁠2026 Audie Award winners⁠ ⁠Utah has banned 4 more books from public schools⁠ ⁠Lee & Low pauses diversity baseline survey to focus on fighting book bans⁠ ⁠First comprehensive report on the state of America’s Black-owned bookstores⁠ This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Jeff and Rebecca talk about the big ACOTAR update, Audible dropping the price on its standard product, market trends, recent reading, and much more. Follo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4013,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/book-riot-the-podcast-414025/episodes/updated-the-audiobook-wars-rage-on-big-acotar-announcement-and-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-riot-the-podcast-414025/updated-the-audiobook-wars-rage-on-big-acotar-announcement-and-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}